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Old December 8th 04, 01:24 AM
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Default Consumer Reports rates the 300 and 300C

This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point out
that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
higher rating...


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Old December 8th 04, 01:47 AM
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I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about. It's a
known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have been
bought.

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"Art" > wrote in message
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> This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point

out
> that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
> exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
> higher rating...
>
>



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Old December 8th 04, 01:47 AM
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I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about. It's a
known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have been
bought.

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"Art" > wrote in message
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> This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point

out
> that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
> exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
> higher rating...
>
>



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Old December 8th 04, 02:30 AM
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:47:19 GMT, "CopperTop"
> wrote:

>I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about. It's a
>known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have been
>bought.
>
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>"Art" > wrote in message
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>> This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point

>out
>> that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
>> exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
>> higher rating...

my first impression on sitting in the driver's seat of
the 300 was that i was in a submarine. rarely do the A pillars
create blind spots. this time they sure do. and all the finish
looked cheap. plastic. on the good side, ride was firm
and comfortable.
....thehick
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Old December 8th 04, 02:30 AM
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:47:19 GMT, "CopperTop"
> wrote:

>I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about. It's a
>known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have been
>bought.
>
>=========
>
>"Art" > wrote in message
link.net...
>> This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point

>out
>> that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
>> exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
>> higher rating...

my first impression on sitting in the driver's seat of
the 300 was that i was in a submarine. rarely do the A pillars
create blind spots. this time they sure do. and all the finish
looked cheap. plastic. on the good side, ride was firm
and comfortable.
....thehick
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Old December 8th 04, 02:40 AM
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"Art" > wrote in message
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> This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point
> out that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
> exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
> higher rating...


Like many others, I have little faith in CR to intelligently evaluate
anything more complicated than toasters. But these really are two different
cars, even if they occupy a similar size and price slot. I can't imagine a
500 being advertised being in a drag race with an expensive imported sports
car.

I sat in a 500, and it oozed upper-middle class style and upper-middle age
comfort. I haven't ridden in one, but I have read that with the CVT they are
buttery smooth. That's certainly not the image that Chrysler is trying to
push.

There's room for both of them in the market, and I hope they both succeed,
because they are interesting cars.


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Old December 8th 04, 02:40 AM
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"Art" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> This month Consumer Reports rates the 300 and the Ford 500. They point
> out that the cars are worlds apart..... Chrysler was trying to build an
> exciting car while Ford was going for ergonomics. Guess which one got the
> higher rating...


Like many others, I have little faith in CR to intelligently evaluate
anything more complicated than toasters. But these really are two different
cars, even if they occupy a similar size and price slot. I can't imagine a
500 being advertised being in a drag race with an expensive imported sports
car.

I sat in a 500, and it oozed upper-middle class style and upper-middle age
comfort. I haven't ridden in one, but I have read that with the CVT they are
buttery smooth. That's certainly not the image that Chrysler is trying to
push.

There's room for both of them in the market, and I hope they both succeed,
because they are interesting cars.


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Old December 8th 04, 03:53 AM
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CopperTop wrote:

> I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about. It's a
> known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have been
> bought.


Known by whom?


Matt

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Old December 8th 04, 03:53 AM
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CopperTop wrote:

> I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about. It's a
> known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have been
> bought.


Known by whom?


Matt

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Old December 8th 04, 02:27 PM
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I know more people who don't trust what they say than those that do. The
"known" ones are usually the ones that can remember the news stories about
them from several years ago.

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> CopperTop wrote:
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> > I put little to no faith in anything Consumer Reports writes about.

It's a
> > known fact (at least by some) that some of their reporters/writers have

been
> > bought.

>
> Known by whom?
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> Matt
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